Arichuwa (Moquegua)

This article is about the mountain in the Mariscal Nieto Province, Moquegua Region, Peru. For other uses, see Arichuwa.
Arichuwa
Arichuwa

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,000 m (16,000 ft) [1]
Coordinates 16°38′06″S 70°12′51″W / 16.63500°S 70.21417°W / -16.63500; -70.21417Coordinates: 16°38′06″S 70°12′51″W / 16.63500°S 70.21417°W / -16.63500; -70.21417
Geography
Location Peru, Moquegua Region
Parent range Andes

Arichuwa (Aymara or Quechua for a kind of potatoes,[2] hispanicized spelling Arichua) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,000 metres (16,404 ft) high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District. Arichuwa lies north of the lake Aqhuyach'alla (Pasto Grande), southwest of the mountains Wilaquta, Qurini and Qhini Jamach'ini, and west of Qina Mich'ini.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)
  2. ↑ Ficha tecnologías campesinas, Revalorización del saber local, Sistemas locales de clasificación de papas nativas en el microcentro de diversidad del norte de Potosí-Oruro


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